Strong and True

The First Perfect Season

In the autumn of 1912, head coach John L. (Jack) Marks led Notre Dame to a 7-0 season – the team’s first perfect mark in program history (unless of course, you count the 1-0 seasons in 1888 and 1889). Led by quarterback Gus Dorais (‘14) and end Knute Rockne (’14), the team outscored its opponents, 389-27. Notre Dame played four games at Cartier Field, while traveling to Pittsburgh and St. Louis, and battling Marquette at Comiskey Park in Chicago. In this ‘Strong and True’ moment, look back on the 1912 season through images from the University of Notre Dame Archives.